Jim Bacchi
Jim Bacchi is an American musician and recording engineer.
Bacchi began his career as an engineer working on recordings by Macy Gray, Sugar Ray, Rage Against the Machine and Rickie Lee Jones. Later he was a member of the band Fuzzbubble who signed a recording deal with Sean Combs' label, Bad Boy Records. The band was part of the Godzilla soundtrack, which became a platinum recording.
In 2001, Bacchi began working as a commercial musician and his work has appeared on television shows, in films and in advertisements for BMW, Wendy's and Guinness. In 2008, Bacchi became the composer and guitarist for The Tikiyaki Orchestra incorporating elements of TV and movie soundtracks in their music. The band has released four long-playing albums: Stereoexotique, Swingin' Sounds For The Jungle Jetset, Aloha, Baby and Idol Worship and Other Primitive Measures, in addition to two 6-song EPs as Tikiyaki 5-0, the smaller quartet version of Tikiyaki Orchestra.
In 2014, Bacchi founded the Los Angeles-based, California Street Vans club.
